Historedia
Person

Kasson

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1866

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Kasson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Metric Act of 1866

    1866

    Role: Proposer

    1. 1866 · House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and MeasuresKasson Act Proposal

      Representative Kasson proposed the Metric Act, citing its utility in arts and trades, to protect metric use in commerce.

    2. 1866 · United StatesLegal Definitions and Tables

      The Act established official conversion tables from customary units and defined the metric system for legal use.

    3. May 17 - July 28, 1866 · U.S. CongressCongressional Approval

      The House passed the bill in May 1866, and the Senate approved it in July, leading to presidential signature.

Sources

  1. Metric Act of 1866 Wikipedia, revision of 2024-12-27